tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-295631772023-11-16T04:14:45.476+11:00colnago, the blogger not the bikeplanes, trains, automobiles, blogs, bikes, philosophy, photography...gtvelocehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09491349958062401587noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29563177.post-44355845890372619212021-10-14T10:21:00.003+11:002021-10-14T10:21:16.896+11:00Still here.<p> </p><p>I exist. I am real. Well, real enough to cause myself some damage. </p><p>Apologies for not staying up to date and posting more often, but, well... Life.</p><p> </p><p>No excuses. I'll be back. </p><p> </p><p><b>General disclaimer:</b><i> thoughts and musings are my own.</i>
Opinion is opinion, and if unattributed, it's likely mine. If I quote, I
link. Please use your discretion. I am not giving medical or legal
advice, either!<br /></p><p><b>Specific warning:</b> if I post to a link which references a product or service, it may be something that I am selling (a <a href="http://gtveloceblog.blogspot.com/p/robs-cc-it-shop.html" target="_blank">service, product, advice</a>, or photography) or something provided via Amazon's provisioning and delivery enterprise. Which is a reminder that <b>as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.</b></p><p><b>Did I mention photography? </b>I use Nikon gear mostly, and they pay me nothing for mentioning that. I use Skylum's <b>Luminar editing software</b>, and they may give me something in return (could be a commission) if you follow a link <a href="https://skylum.grsm.io/robertrussell6854" target="_blank">here</a> back to their site. <b> <br /></b></p><p>I may also be found on <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Robert-K-Russell-1" target="_blank">Quora</a>, and some content there earns me a few cents. I may be on other sites, like <a href="https://medium.com/@gtveloce116" target="_blank">Medium</a>, too. And <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gtveloce/" target="_blank">Flickr</a>. And <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gtveloce116/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>. <br /></p><p>I may be found also on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/gtveloce?fan_landing=true" target="_blank">Patreon</a>. If you want to patronise me, go right ahead.</p><p>And finally, I have <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/gtveloce" target="_blank">a tip jar</a> via PayPal. If you find my musings useful, consider a contribution. I'd appreciate it. <br /></p><p>All the best, and take care.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Reminder: <i>as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.</i></b></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Rob. <div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Now these fundamentalist views are right - author J K Rowling is indeed influenci..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/11/one-basis-for-religious-myths.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One basis for religious myths</a></b><br /><small>It's not hard to guess why we have epic myths about creation, but religion goes much further. The typically well formed religion offers buffers against all sort..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/11/revelations.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Revelations</a></b><br /><small>I can't not write about Revelations. It's apocalyptic. It's about the end of the Earth. Or of our days on Earth, maybe. Supposedly written by John, Revelations ..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/months-of-calendar.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Months of the calendar</a></b><br /><small>A bit Anglo-centric and Western I know but I've always liked the history behind seemingly simple things like the calendar. Firstly there are some contradictions..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/another-snakes-tale-indra-and-vritra.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Another snake's tale - Indra and Vritra</a></b><br /><small>The Yahweh vs Leviathan story is all about slaying that pesky old religion and asserting the power of the new over the old. Same with Zeus defeating Typhon. It'..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/flood-tales.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Flood tales</a></b><br /><small>You may have read or heard of Noah and his ark , or Utnapishtim and the Gilgamesh epic , or the even earlier Sumerian Epic of Ziusudra , and of the great flood ..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/kali-and-medusa.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Kali and Medusa</a></b><br /><small>No, they weren't flatmates in some sordid uni squat. But they do have some interesting parallels. Medusa , the Gorgon with writhing snake-hair, feared by all, o..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/tiresias-blind-seer.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tiresias, the blind seer</a></b><br /><small>Another fascinating story that I have marvelled over for decades is the story of the blind seer, Tiresias. It's got it all. It goes somewhat like this (there is..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/more-on-goddesses.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">More on Goddesses</a></b><br /><small>There's a long history here and it's natural that man, struggling in the wild, fighting tooth and nail for a niche in the wilderness should take special note of..</small></div><div style="border-style: solid; border-color: rgb(238, 238, 238) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(153, 153, 153) rgb(238, 238, 238); border-width: 4px; padding: 9px; background-color: rgb(213, 213, 213); margin-bottom: 8px;"><b><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/2006/09/griffins-gryphons-and-their-ilk.html" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Griffins, Gryphons and their ilk</a></b><br /><small> Griffins can be simply eagle-headed men or women, but more usually are lion-bodied and can have an eagle's wings as well as equine ears and - sometimes - even ..</small></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Apart from working for a living - which is not what you see here - I have been creating or updating a few blogs and image galleries... like...<br /><br />My portals<br /><ul><li><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/">KlausenRussell.com</a></li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/">gtveloce.com</a></li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/mustknow/index.html">My <span style="font-style: italic;">mustknows</span></a></li></ul>My Alfa pages<br /><ul><li><a href="http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Ecolnago/alfa.html">The Rust-free Alfa Romeo page</a>: guaranteed since '95</li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/gtv/">All about Alfas,</a> especially GTVs</li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/cars/index.php?">car gallery</a></li></ul><br />My bike racing pages<br /><ul><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/index.html">Addicted2wheels</a>, bicycle race wheels: my most popular blog</li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/bike/">Bike racing</a> for almost anyone</li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/bikes/index.php?">bike gallery</a></li></ul>My myths and Legends pages<br /><ul><li>Myths, legends and weird stuff: <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/">Mythoblogia</a></li></ul>My sustainable business pages<br /><ul><li>The business of <a href="http://gtveloce.com/bike/">sustainable business</a></li><li>My MBA resource blog - <a href="http://thespiel.com/">thespiel.com</a></li><li><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/">Out Out Damned Blog</a> - a wilder ride</li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/offline/">The Offline blog</a> for quieter web-rants</li></ul>My overly long list of blogs<br /><ul><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/index.html">Addicted2wheels</a>, bicycle race wheels: my most popular blog<br /></li><li>The site that started it all for me in 1995, <a href="http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Ecolnago/">Colnago - the blogger</a></li><li><a href="http://members.ozemail.com.au/%7Ecolnago/alfa.html">The Rust-free Alfa Romeo page</a>: guaranteed since '95</li><li>My MBA resource blog - <a href="http://thespiel.com/">thespiel.com</a></li><li>Myths, legends and weird stuff: <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Mythoblogia/">Mythoblogia</a><br /></li><li>The Abecedarian Insult: <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/A/">A2Z, the blog</a></li><li>Stuff I think you all <a href="http://gtveloce.com/mustknow/index.html">mustknow</a></li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/gtv/">All about Alfas,</a> especially GTVs</li><li>The business of <a href="http://gtveloce.com/bike/">sustainable business</a></li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/bike/">Bike racing</a> for almost anyone</li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/offline/">The Offline blog</a> for web-rants</li><li>My <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Writing/">all purpose writing blog</a></li><li>The <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/classof75/">Class of 75 blog</a></li><li>The <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/">gtveloce.com-munity blog</a></li><li>My <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/">genealogy research blog</a></li><li><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/">Out Out Damned Blog</a> - a wild ride</li></ul>My image galleries<br /><ul><li>DAP: the <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/DAP/index.php">digital image gallery</a></li><li>My mostly<a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/index.html"> digital image blog</a></li><li>DAR: the <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/DAR/index.php?">digital art gallery</a></li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/aircraft/index.php?">aviation gallery</a></li><li>The <a href="http://gtveloce.com/photavions/index.html">aviation image blog</a></li><li><a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/Trains%20trams%20and%20buses/index.php?">Trams, trains and buses</a>... yet another gallery</li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/bikes/index.php?">bike gallery</a></li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/cars/index.php?">car gallery</a></li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/GTVgallery/flora/index.php?">flora and fungus gallery</a> (I kid you not)<br /></li><li>The <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/Galleries/Fortian%20gallery/index.php">New Fortian gallery</a><br /></li><li>The <a href="http://gtveloce.com/Classof75/index2.html">Original Fortian gallery</a><br /></li></ul>Community and networking pages<br /><ul><li>My experiment with <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/PHP-Nuke/index.php">a php-scripted CMS</a></li><li>My <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/gtveloce/">Squidoo page</a></li><li>and <a href="http://tagworld.com/gtveloce/World/MyWeb.aspx">my TagWorld page</a></li></ul>Sponsors and other pages<br /><br /><ul><li>Buy my mugs and t-shirts from <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/gtveloce">Cafepress</a></li><li>Buy my books and images from <a href="http://people.lulu.com/users/index.php?fHomepage=203262">Lulu</a></li><li><a href="http://gtveloce.com/mustknow/index.html">The <span style="font-style: italic;">mustknows</span></a><br /></li></ul><br />Surely that's enough for now!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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Everything else is either <em>awaiting</em> a mathematical proof or is a <strong>belief</strong>, a <strong>theory</strong> or an <strong>assumption</strong>.</p> <p>Just to explain my thinking: you may <strong>believe</strong> in what you can see, hear and/or touch, and that's cool; but it's not necessarily <em>a literal truth</em>. Even if a thousand people see, hear and/or touch that <em>thing</em> it doesn't make it true. It may be real enough to the people concerned but it's <em>not</em> an incontrovertible truth. It <em>may</em> be an illusion. It <em>may</em> be a shared thought. It <em>may</em> be a shared assumption. It's something, but it's not a literal truth. <strong>To be a literal truth requires proof</strong>. To my mind we can only be <em>certain</em> of <strong>mathematical proofs</strong>, as I haven't seen any other proof that convincingly lives outside the mind <em>or perception</em> of man.</p> <p><strong>And I could be wrong about maths.</strong> Perhaps there is <strong>no</strong> independent proof? Ahhh, but that's <em>an undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveller returns</em>....</p> <p><strong>So to the first installment of my <em>'way out but worth it'</em> booklist, in no particular order:</strong><br /></p><ul><li><a target="_blank" title="No so weird - Bill's works in full" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0004704754%2Fsr%3D1-2%2Fqid%3D1156295615%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">Bill Shakespeare's works in full</a>. An essential lesson in the use of the English language, up there with <a target="_blank" title="Fowler's MEU" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0198610211%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1156296837%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">Fowler's</a>.</li><br /><li><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0375708111%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1156297890%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The Elegant Universe</a> (by Brian Greene. Post-Einstein string theory to get you thinking.)</li><br /><li>Anything by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0393315703%2Fsr%3D1-3%2Fqid%3D1156298192%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_3%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">Richard Dawkins</a> or <a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0393303756%2Fsr%3D1-5%2Fqid%3D1156298302%2Fref%3Dsr_1_5%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">Stephen Jay Gould</a>. As I said, there are mathematical proofs and there are theories. Some theories are more compelling than others.</li><br /><li><a target="_blank" title="Check out Amazon for the Torah" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F082760680X%2Fsr%3D1-4%2Fqid%3D1156291231%2Fref%3Dsr_1_4%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The Torah</a> (the Pentateuch, the Book of Moses: a lively read, basis for Judaism and the Old Testment and a fascinating read on any level)</li><br /><li><a target="_blank" title="Check out the Bible at Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0529064634%2Fsr%3D1-2%2Fqid%3D1156291728%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_2%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The Bible</a> (Greek for <em>'Books'</em>; <em>The</em> <em>Old</em> and <em>New Testaments</em>: basis for the Christian cults and a brilliant read)</li><br /><li><a target="_blank" title="Check out the Koran at Amazon" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0140445587%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1156294214%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The Koran</a> (Arabic for <em>'Recital'</em>: another excellent piece of writing and the basis for Islam. I have the Dawood translation)</li><br /><li><a target="_blank" title="A compelling read... Amazon has it" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0877289298%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1156294451%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The History of Magic</a> (by <em>Eliphas Levi</em>: a great, compelling read. Spot the <em>a ha!</em> 'Harry Potter' moments and see the footprints of Rowling's research)</li><br /><li><a title="a charming read... buy it at Amazon" target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=gtvelocecom-20&amp;camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F0140193650%2Fsr%3D1-1%2Fqid%3D1156294612%2Fref%3Dpd_bbs_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks">The Theory of Celestial influence</a> (by <em>Rodney Collin</em>: immensely detailed, it wallows around trying to 'prove' a case scientifically but falls <em>magnificently</em> short. Can be heavy, clumsy and painful to read... but still worth it for the determined!).</li><br /></ul> <p><strong>That's just for starters.</strong> Let me know what you think.</p> <small> This entry was posted on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2006 at 9:51 am and is filed under <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/?cat=1" title="View all posts in No idea where this one goes" rel="category tag">No idea where this one goes</a>, <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/?cat=11" title="View all posts in Writing" rel="category tag">Writing</a>, <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/?cat=12" title="View all posts in Religion and Essential Truths" rel="category tag">Religion and Essential Truths</a>. You can follow any responses to this entry through the <a href="http://klausenrussell.com/WordPress/?feed=rss2&p=38">RSS 2.0</a> feed. 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He's had his ups and downs, but he looks pretty happy about winning a stage of the Deutschland Tour. Renshaw was in the Top 5 and Zabel has taken the lead. Can he hold on over the mountains? You'd like to hope so, but with Vino one of many contenders just 48secs back, highly unlikely.<br /><br />On Landis: It's hard to know who's clean, what with masking agents and autologous transfusions, and we have to trust the integrity of the sampling and testing procedure. So is it as robust as we'd like? Cyclingnews gives a rundown on the B sample result here:<a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2006/aug06/aug06news">Christian Prudhomme, Director general of the Tour de France, said Landis is no longer considered champion of the 2006 event, but added: "Until he is found guilty or admits guilt, he will keep the yellow jersey. This is normal. You are not sanctioned before you are found guilty.</a> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by gtveloce at <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/brown-wins-stage-4-in-germany.html" title="permanent link">8/06/2006 01:11:00 AM</a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/brown-wins-stage-4-in-germany.html#links">links to this post</a> <span class="item-action"><a href="email-post.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115482697560622301" title="Email Post"><span class="email-post-icon"> </span></a></span><span class="item-control admin-1772914687 pid-2128661364"><a style="border: medium none ;" href="post-edit.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115482697560622301&quickEdit=true" title="Edit Post"><span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --><!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">Saturday, August 05, 2006</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="115473819515580562"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Aussies in Germany and Denmark </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> </p>A good result for 2 Aussies in Stage 3 of the Tour of Germany, as reported by Cyclingnews:<br /><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/aug06/germany06/?id=results/germany063">1 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Wiesenhof Akud 4.56.22 (41.16 km/h)<br />2 Erik Zabel (Ger) Team Milram<br />3 André Greipel (Ger) T-Mobile Team<br />4 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team CSC<br />5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole</a><br /><br />And O'Grady takes yellow in Denmark, again reported by Cyclingnews:<br /><a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/aug06/postdanmark06/postdanmark063">Stage 3 - August 4: Kolding - Odense, 203.7 km Förster scores for Gerolsteiner, as O'Grady takes yellow</a> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by gtveloce at <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/aussies-in-germany-and-denmark.html" title="permanent link">8/05/2006 12:34:00 AM</a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/aussies-in-germany-and-denmark.html#links">links to this post</a> <span class="item-action"><a href="email-post.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115473819515580562" title="Email Post"><span class="email-post-icon"> </span></a></span><span class="item-control admin-1772914687 pid-2128661364"><a style="border: medium none ;" href="post-edit.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115473819515580562&quickEdit=true" title="Edit Post"><span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --><!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">Friday, August 04, 2006</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="115465458273828817"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Aussies in Denmark </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> </p>Some Aussies are doing well in the Tour of Denmark... stage 2 - see Cyclingnews for the report: <a href="http://www.cyclingnews.com/road.php?id=road/2006/aug06/postdanmark06/postdanmark062">2 Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 0.21, 4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 0.23, 5 Baden Cooke (Aus) Unibet.com, 14 Gene Michael Bates (Aus) Team L.P.R. 0.39</a> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by gtveloce at <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/aussies-in-denmark.html" title="permanent link">8/04/2006 01:20:00 AM</a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/08/aussies-in-denmark.html#links">links to this post</a> <span class="item-action"><a href="email-post.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115465458273828817" title="Email Post"><span class="email-post-icon"> </span></a></span><span class="item-control admin-1772914687 pid-2128661364"><a style="border: medium none ;" href="post-edit.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115465458273828817&quickEdit=true" title="Edit Post"><span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --><!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">Monday, July 31, 2006</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="115431611629044140"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Other sports and doping </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> </p>Because I can, I will comment on <span style="font-weight: bold;">drugs, doping and what have you</span>. It's just my opinion but I personally realised something was <span style="font-style: italic;">truly</span> happening - as against being told by press or dodgy friends what <span style="font-style: italic;">"was"</span> happening - when I spent time in an eastern suburbs gym in Sydney, building up for bike racing (more of a psychological boost than a physical one). This was the mid 1980's. These big, shiny, oily pimply guys were always there lifting massive weights (and gazing into mirrors) and they could sell you <span style="font-style: italic;">"stuff"</span>. It reminded me of '<span style="font-style: italic;">under the stairs</span>' deal at high school, actually, but <span style="font-style: italic;">different</span> stuff. That <span style="font-style: italic;">other stuff</span> you got at the pub and was <span style="font-weight: bold;">detrimental</span> to sports performance, or general sanity for that matter. (Not that I did, but some people did do that other stuff, anyway!)<br /><br />So you could buy any sort of body-building drug at that particular gym, in my experience. Presumably other gyms as well. I also <span style="font-style: italic;">"knew"</span> about the occasional cyclist's drink bottle (<span style="font-style: italic;">"bidon"</span>) that (it was suggested) contained alcohol, to give some sort of kick up hills or before a sprint. Don't know how effective it was, but a few people seemed to like it and claimed to "know". Bikes of course are build to carry bidons as well as riders and musette bags, but what about other sports?<br /><br />'No-Doze' was also big in the '80s for that caffeine kick, and coffee itself gained notoriety in sports where being "aware" and awake was important. Again in cycling there were "special" bananas to be eaten just before a race finish. Now these were <span style="font-weight: bold;">reputedly</span> spiked with amphetamines, but who knows the truth? No-one did a laboratory analysis on this sort of stuff at the time and it may have been riders just bragging. But very, very few people were drug tested pre or post race, even at elite State level back then, so anything could have happened. (And I have yet to see a club-level drug test, even now. Tell me if you've seen one!)<br /><br />So I can imagine, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">it is just imagination</span> fueled by innuendo and availability (particularly via the Internet), that some bike racers <span style="font-style: italic;">are</span> using performance enhancing agents to "get noticed"; firstly at club level (basically weekly racing thoughout the year) and probably at State level. They would effectively get away with it. Testing remains something done at higher levels of the sport, not below. Not often, anyway, in my experience, would they get caught. On the other hand I have never myself seen a culture of drug use in cycling at first hand, beyond caffeine and stories of what other riders did. I heard about but didn't see the evidence.<br /><br />Nevertheless we quite possibly get riders started on this stuff early and then they either chicken out, or get smarter. Or dumber? <span style="font-weight: bold;">If there's money involved there's temptation. </span>Of course cycling is not as "wealthy" as some other sports.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">So what happens in other sports?</span> </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by gtveloce at <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/07/other-sports-and-doping.html" title="permanent link">7/31/2006 03:15:00 AM</a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/07/other-sports-and-doping.html#links">links to this post</a> <span class="item-action"><a href="email-post.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115431611629044140" title="Email Post"><span class="email-post-icon"> </span></a></span><span class="item-control admin-1772914687 pid-2128661364"><a style="border: medium none ;" href="post-edit.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115431611629044140&quickEdit=true" title="Edit Post"><span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span></a></span> </p> </div> <!-- End .post --><!-- Begin #comments --> <!-- End #comments --> <h2 class="date-header">Sunday, July 30, 2006</h2> <!-- Begin .post --> <div class="post"><a name="115422816197563513"></a> <h3 class="post-title"> Web resources - Roadcycling UK </h3> <div class="post-body"> <p> </p>An interesting take on the UK road and TT scene is to be found at RoadcyclingUK. Worth checking out. Here's a snippet on starting road racing in the UK:<br /><a href="http://www.roadcyclinguk.com/news/article/mps/UAN/141/v/1/sp/">Road Racing from scratch </a>By RCUK "I could do that!" Almost invariably it's around the time of the three great tours that many occasional cyclists get so carried away by the unfolding drama, passion and competitive spirit of the Giro d'Italia,Tour de France and Spanish Vuelta that they picture themselves flying along in the midst of an illustrious bunch or riding with relative ease up steep mountain climbs with cheering crowds lining the road. At least that's what appears to be the case, even though you know that the apparent ease at which the riders are "flying" along at an average speed of 45k per hour is deceptive and the whole idea, in fact, may seem totally mad and completely and utterly out of my league - even more so as the prerequisite is incredibly hard training, unbelievable talent and a super-human physique. But cycling is all about sticking at it. </div> <p class="post-footer"> <em>posted by gtveloce at <a href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/07/web-resources-roadcycling-uk.html" title="permanent link">7/30/2006 02:52:00 AM</a></em> | <a class="comment-link" href="http://gtveloce.com/blog/addicted2wheels/2006/07/web-resources-roadcycling-uk.html#links">links to this post</a> <span class="item-action"><a href="email-post.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115422816197563513" title="Email Post"><span class="email-post-icon"> </span></a></span><span class="item-control admin-1772914687 pid-2128661364"><a style="border: medium none ;" href="post-edit.g?blogID=21409043&postID=115422816197563513&quickEdit=true" title="Edit Post"><span class="quick-edit-icon"> </span></a></span> </p> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script type="text/javascript"><!--
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